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Talker's MagazineThe quirky talk radio trade mag. Check the Talk Radio Research Project- it's not very scientific, but places on the top 15 talkers list (scroll down to Talk Radio Audiences By Size)) are as hotly contested as Emmys (and mean just about as much).

The AdvocateNo, not THAT Advocate... it's the Northwest Progressive Institute's Official Blog.

Media MattersDocumentation of right-wing media in video, audio and text.

Orcinushome of David Neiwert, freelance investigative journalist and author who writes extensively about far-right hate groups

Hominid Views"People, politics, science, and whatnot"
Darryl is a statistician who fights imperialism with empiricism, gives good links and wry commentary.

Jesus' General An 11 on the Manly Scale of Absolute Gender, a 12 on the Heavenly Scale of the 10 Commandments and a 6 on the earthly scale of the Immaculately Groomed.

Irrational Public Radio "informs, challenges, soothes and/or berates, and does so with a pleasing vocal cadence and unmatched enunciation. When you listen to IPR, integrity washes over you like lava, with the pleasing familiarity of a medium-roast coffee and a sensible muffin."

The Moderate VoiceThe voice of reason in the age of Obama, and the politics of the far-middle.

News Hounds Dogged dogging of Fox News by a team who seems to watch every minute of the cable channel so you don't have to.

HistoryLinkFun to read and free encyclopedia of Washington State history. Founded by the late Walt Crowley, it's an indispensable tool and entertainment source for history wonks and surfers alike.

right-wing blogs we like

The Reagan WingHearin lies the real heart of Washington State Republicans. Doug Parris runs this red-meat social conservative group site which bars no holds when it comes to saying who they are and who they're not; what they believe and what they don't; who their friends are and where the rest of the Republicans can go. Well-written, and flaming.

September 05, 2012

Day 1 from Charlotte

The first day of the Democratic National Convention has opened in Charlotte NC, including more than 100 talk show hosts, along with news organizations who will broadcast over the next 3 days.

Progressive hosts broadcasting from Radio Row include The Stephanie Miller Show, Thom Hartmann and Ed Shultz along with most of broadcast TV and the blogsophere.

We think FOX news may be there too, since they confuse the right to protect the President with the right to vote and the GOP meme of 'voter ID'.

UPDATE

MSNBC celebrated a major milestone on Wednesday when it topped its
rivals in primetime convention ratings for the first time in its 16-year
history.

From the HuffPo:

TVNewser was the first
to report the news. An MSNBC spokesperson confirmed that it was the
network's first-ever convention victory, and the first time that it beat
its rivals head-to-head while all three were covering the same
political event.

MSNBC's victory came on the first night of the Democratic convention
in Charlotte. The network was first in both total viewers (4.107
million) and in the coveted 18-49 demo (1.432 million.) CNN came in
second, with 3.88 million and 1.368 million in both categories. Fox News
trailed far behind, drawing just 2.398 million total viewers and
550,000 in the demo -- a far cry from its ratings on the first night of
the Republican convention, when it drew a whopping 6.87 million viewers.
MSNBC was also the only channel to grow its ratings from 2008. All of
the other networks saw their ratings drop sharply.

NBC was the overall victor for the night, drawing 5.02 million viewers.

Guess what gang, your favorite BlackRhino has been nominated to Mitt’s Black Leadership Council. I don’t think he realizes those emails I’ve been sending him with the signature “BlackRhino” is just a nom de guerre. But oh well, keep your fingers crossed. I’m guessing he has a detailed vetting process involving my stance on his policies and this is not a veiled attempt at offering up “I have black friends” ‘see look at my email list’.

wow..I thought I was cool to get a phone call from Callista Gingrich telling me that God needs to be back in all the schools...had it not been a robo call, I would have asked her what she thought God might think of her having that affair with a married man!

NEW YORK — The second night of the Democratic National Convention beat the Republicans in television ratings and, perhaps more impressively, beat pro football.

An estimated 25.1 million people watched the convention between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Wednesday, when former President Bill Clinton delivered an impassioned nomination speech for President Barack Obama, the Nielsen ratings company said.

During that hour, just over 20 million people were watching the second half of the Dallas Cowboys' season-opening victory over the New York Giants. Faced with competition from Clinton, ratings for football's first game were down from the past two years.

KVI am 570 KHz Visit the burnt-out husk of one of the seminal right-wing talkers in all the land. Here's where once trilled the reactionary tones of Rush Limbaugh, John Carlson, Kirby Wilbur, Mike Siegel, Peter Weissbach, Floyd Brown, Dinky Donkey, and Bryan Suits.
Now it's Top 40 hits from the '60's & '70's aimed at that diminishing crowd who still remembers them and can still hear.

KTTH am 770 KHzRight wing home of local, and a whole bunch of syndicated righties such as Glennn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Medved, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Lars Larsony, and for an hour a day: live & local David Boze.